Vivacom Bulgaria accelerates broadband coverage with next-generation fibre network
13 October 2020
Bulgarian fibre access provider, Vivacom is accelerating its broadband coverage across the country.
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5G white paper available from NGMN Alliance
1 October 2020
The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance published its second 5G White Paper and has launched further projects based on its conclusions.
Telefónica Deutschland automates network to adapt to rising traffic
21 September 2020
German service provider, Telefónica Deutschland is preparing its network to adapt to escalating data traffic and bandwidth demands.
Three chooses CityFibre for 5G fibre backhaul
7 September 2020
UK alternative fibre provider, CityFibre has been selected by Three to help connect an additional 1,300 mobile masts across 59 towns and cities under a multi-million pound contract.
Verizon successfully trials 800G over 'extreme distances'
22 July 2020
U.S. operator, Verizon has completed a successful test in its live fibre network to move 800Gb/s of data on a single wavelength across extreme distances.
UK to phase out Huawei equipment from 5G and full-fibre networks
14 July 2020
UK mobile operators will be banned from buying Huawei equipment for use in 5G networks from the end of the year, the government has announced.
Partnership provides 800G technology roll-out in New Zealand
9 July 2020
Vodafone New Zealand has selected Ciena to help advance its network with the deployment of 800G technology.
S&T AG acquires Isktratel Group for long-term development
2 July 2020
European IT systems supplier, S&T AG has signed contracts for the acquisition of the Iskratel Group.
Fired up by fake news
6 April 2020
Keely Portway on how the optical communications industry has come together to counteract fake 5G news
Two new 5G standards finalised by Broadband Forum
2 March 2020
Broadband Forum has wrapped up the development of two new standards for 5G as part of its promise to rapidly support the 3GPP release cycles.
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As the pandemic underlines the value of the internet more than ever, its underlying technology is making one of its biggest transitions for years.
The data centre market is a particularly wide-ranging one, with one of the driving forces in recent years the emergence of the hyperscale data centre or cloud service provider.
As the world struggles to settle into the ‘new normal’, today’s optical networks need to be flexible in their architecture blueprint, while adapting to new technologies to provide the kinds of new capacity and service options to meet accelerated demand for higher bandwidth.
To address the undeniable growing demand for higher bandwidth, optical vendors have been playing their role with the development of various coherent optical transceivers for different areas of the market, each with its own set of design considerations.
The demand for bandwidth has unarguably skyrocketed in recent years, thanks largely to the increased appetite for online gaming, content streaming and social-media use.
The importance of reliable connectivity has never been more recognised than it is now. While ambitious targets have been in place across the world for fibre deployment for some time, the ongoing pandemic has served to push it to the forefront.
Looking into the future of telecommunications, it could be argued that AI and telcos will effectively transform each other, explains Raf Meersman
How do we, as an industry, build better broadband for a post-pandemic world? The answer could be fixed, suggests Stefaan Vanhastel
Altnets could be the key to connecting rural areas in 2021, argues Michael Armitage
A glance at the current market for fifth-generation coherent optics, and some of the latest developments available
